Eduitalia Scholarship 2019
Application for the Eduitalia Scholarships 2019 are now open and available on the website of the Embassy of Italy in Washington DC by clicking on the Eduitalia logo placed on our homepage. Applications are open to students who will take the Italian AP exam 2019. A total of 22 grants will be awarded. The grants will cover accommodation in Italy for...
Food column: Pizza, pizza
Pizza may have originated in Italy, but it has become an American favorite. According to PMQ Pizza Magazine, the United States pizza market grew to $45.1 billion in 2018, and there were 75,243 pizzerias in the U.S. alone. The fact that a pizza magazine exists speaks to the immense popularity of pizza. The worldwide pizza market has also expanded to...
James Gandolfini's Son Visits Iconic Booth from Sopranos Finale as He Prepares to Film Prequel
Michael Gandolfini is stepping into his father’s shoes! In January, Michael, 19, signed on to play a younger version of Tony Soprano — the iconic mobster his late father James Gandolfini famously played in The Sopranos— in a prequel movie to the series. Michael recently got into character by visiting the real-life restaurant booth where The Soprano...
How 'Peasant Food' Helped Chef Lidia Bastianich Achieve Her 'American Dream'
Lidia Bastianich has a devoted following from public TV cooking shows, her cookbooks and her restaurants. In her memoir, "My American Dream," which just came out in paperback, she describes how she came to love preparing food and how being a refugee and immigrant shaped her life. Those two parts of the story are interconnected. The year she was bor...
Manager di Saronno premiato in America per le "diversità e l'inclusione nel lavoro"
E' stato scelto dalla Bank of America tra 1600 candidati di tutto il mondo: il manager Matteo Di Michele, 42 anni, di Saronno, laureato in legge all'Università dell'Insubria, si è aggiudicato il "Bank of America Diversity and Inclusion Award 2018". Di Michele vive negli Stati Uniti da 18 anni: dal 2012 a Charlotte con la moglie americana Emily e du...
Maria Manetti Shrem Grants 2019 For AP Italian Exam Attending Students
The Commission for Language and Culture of COMITES is happy to announce the opening of the call for Maria Manetti Shrem Grants 2019. Students who take the AP Italian Exam 2019 and score 3 or higher will be awarded with prizes from 50 to 100$. This initiative is possible thanks to the generosity of Ms. Maria Manetti Shrem, a stellar lover of Arts an...
Keeping "in touch"
On June 26th, 1979, my wife, Luann, and I were blessed with the birth of our first child: a beautiful, little daughter. For me, it was an extra kick because it happened to be my birthday. Naturally, everyone in the family was thrilled with our new addition. She would have four loving grandparents to dote over her and shower her with a ton of love....
Meet Cisitalia: Marque defied post-war style and earned itself a place in automotive history
Cisitalia is likely one of the most important and influential automobile manufacturers of which most people have never heard. Founded by wealthy Italian industrialist Piero Dusio, the name (pronounced chee-see-TAH-lee-uh) was a partial acronym that stood for Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia. It was one of dozens of small Italian firms establis...
24 Prettiest Baby Names From Italy That Moms Will Want To Steal
When a woman becomes pregnant, she knows there are going to be plenty of changes. She is going to undergo physiological changes, with her body preparing itself for accommodating a growing baby for the next nine months. These changes will vary over the weeks. But she is also going to have plenty of stuff swirling about in her mind; thoughts of sheer...
The best espresso machines you can buy
Coffee lovers start out innocently enough with drip filters, French presses, milk frothers, and stovetop espresso makers; but then next thing you know, they're browsing Amazon for full-on espresso machines with all the bells and whistles. If you've reached that stage of coffee addiction, don't worry, we're here for you. We've researched everything...
La collaborazione tra Italia e Stati Uniti al centro dei lavori della conferenza sulla sicurezza cibernetica organizzata dall’Ambasciata d’Italia
Collaborazione e “capacity building” a livello internazionale e nazionale, partnership pubblico privato, misure di “confidence building”, educazione e formazione per costruire una cultura di sicurezza, rafforzamento dei rapporti tra università, mondo della ricerca e imprese, sono questi i campi di azione necessari per rafforzare la sicurezza cibern...
Robert DeProspero, 80, Innovative Secret Service Agent, Dies
Robert DeProspero, who after the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981 became the Secret Service agent in charge of Reagan’s protection and added measures to shore up the president’s safety, died on Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 80. His son, Robert, said the cause was amyloidosis, a rare disease in which an abnormal protei...